The IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has signed an agreement with Karya, a nonprofit organisation that works to increase accessibility of the AI economy. Ministry of Electronics and Information said that they will work on strengthening India’s inclusive artificial intelligence ecosystem through collaboration in data, technology, and capacity building. The agreement is focused on the development, curation, and sharing of high-quality language and multimodal datasets to support inclusive and representative AI systems. As part of the agreement, both entities will undertake technical cooperation to strengthen AI Kosh data infrastructure, model evaluation frameworks, and standards for dataset quality, validation, and interoperability. The partnership also aims to support capacity building and ecosystem development through training programmes, workshops, technical consultations, and knowledge-sharing initiatives across government and partner institutions.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Operating Officer, IndiaAI Mission, Kavita Bhatia said that the collaboration with Karya brings together complementary strengths. Ms Bhatia said that she looks forward to creating resources that are both high quality and representative.